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Resolution authorizing up to two members of the City Council to submit an argument in favor of a proposed ballot measure seeking voter authorization for the City of South San Francisco to develop, construct, or acquire affordable, low-rent housing units pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution and to submit a rebuttal argument if an argument against the measure is filed.
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WHEREAS, Article XXXIV of the California Constitution ("Article 34") was approved in 1950 and requires local voter approval before a "state public body" may develop, construct, or acquire a "low rent housing project;" and
WHEREAS, a city is considered a "state public body' under Article 34; and
WHEREAS, under Article 34, a "low rent housing project" means any urban or rural dwellings, apartments or other living accommodations for low income residents, financed in whole or in part by a federal, state, or local government, including supplying labor, guaranteeing payment of liens, or other forms of financing; and
WHEREAS, the City's State mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation includes affordable housing goals as described in the City's certified Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition, development, and construction of low-income housing is consistent with the City's General Plan, including its Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the public interest would be well served by asking the voters of South San Francisco to authorize the City to develop, construct, and/or acquire affordable, decent, and safe rental housing for low-income persons, including seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans, in an amount up to 1% of the total number of existing housing units existing in the City of South San Francisco annually for an eight (8) year period, with any year's unused units being carried over each year; and
WHEREAS, voter approval of the ballot measure does not increase taxes, has no fiscal impact, and does not grant a...
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